South Suburban Open: Positional Data Dive
June 26, 2023
On Tuesday, June 20th the PBR Illinois team hosted the South Suburban Open at Ozinga Field in Crestwood, IL. This open event was for all high school classes (2024-27), and gave our staff a chance to get a look at 30+ uncommitted prospects before the summer gets into full swing.
For a closer look at the showcase details and the technologies we'll have on-site to assist our in-person evaluation for all in attendance, click here. For a complete look at those registered to attend this event, view the most up-to-date version of the roster by clicking here.
Friday, we took a closer look at some of the immediate standouts who caught our attention with our Quick Hits and our Statistical Analysis, where we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories. Today, we will take a further in-depth look at the top positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Tyler Earmsmuth | IL | Thorton Fractional South | 2024 | OF | 7.03 s |
2 | Javon Carter | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2026 | SS | 7.06 s |
3 | Kevin Epinger | IL | Oak Forest | 2025 | OF | 7.10 s |
4 | Jaylen Ware | IL | Simeon Career Academy High School | 2026 | SS | 7.11 s |
5 | Nicholas Cutaia | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | RHP | 7.16 s |
^ | Griffin Meeker | IL | Tremont | 2026 | SS | 7.16 s |
^ | Wilson Wemhoff | IL | Hampshire High School | 2025 | OF | 7.16 s |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
10-yd
1
Javon Carter
IL
Kenwood Academy
2026
SS
1.67 s
2
Tyler Earmsmuth
IL
Thorton Fractional South
2024
OF
1.69 s
3
Kevin Epinger
IL
Oak Forest
2025
OF
1.71 s
4
Wilson Wemhoff
IL
Hampshire High School
2025
OF
1.74 s
^
Cody DelFavero
IL
Morris
2024
OF
1.74 s
^
Griffin Meeker
IL
Tremont
2026
SS
1.74 s
5
Jack Hughes
IL
Evergreen Park
2024
3B
1.76 s
^
Peyton Ablin
IL
Lincoln-Way Central
2025
C
1.76 s
^
Jaylen Ware
IL
Simeon Career Academy High School
2026
SS
1.76 s
^
Jack Starcevich
IL
Thornton Fractional South
2024
SS
1.76 s
Run Speed (Max)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Run speed (max) |
1 | Jaylen Ware | IL | Simeon Career Academy High School | 2026 | SS | 19.6 |
2 | Javon Carter | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2026 | SS | 19.5 |
3 | Tyler Earmsmuth | IL | Thorton Fractional South | 2024 | OF | 19.5 |
4 | Wilson Wemhoff | IL | Hampshire High School | 2025 | OF | 19.5 |
5 | Kevin Epinger | IL | Oak Forest | 2025 | OF | 19.4 |
Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. We implemented three timing gates at the 10 and 30 yards, to capture athletes’ quickness, explosiveness and reaction time. From there, we will calculate an athlete’s top-end speed in miles per hour. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Karim Patterson
IL
LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO LOWER
2025
1B
99.0 mph
2
Wilson Wemhoff
IL
Hampshire High School
2025
OF
97.1 mph
3
Peyton Barborek
IL
Joliet West
2025
OF
94.4 mph
4
Peyton Ablin
IL
Lincoln-Way Central
2025
C
94.3 mph
5
Jack Hughes
IL
Evergreen Park
2024
3B
94.0 mph
6
Anthony Massa
IL
Lincoln Way West
2024
3B
93.1 mph
7
Cody DelFavero
IL
Morris
2024
OF
92.9 mph
8
Ethan Highfill
IL
Sandburg
2024
OF
92.7 mph
9
Robert Soto Jr
IL
Reavis
2027
C
91.7 mph
10
Tyler Earmsmuth
IL
Thorton Fractional South
2024
OF
91.5 mph
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Karim Patterson
IL
LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO LOWER
2025
1B
89.7 mph
2
Cody DelFavero
IL
Morris
2024
OF
87.8 mph
3
Jack Hughes
IL
Evergreen Park
2024
3B
86.7 mph
4
Benjamin Shea
IL
Lincoln-Way West
2024
SS
86.2 mph
5
Anthony Massa
IL
Lincoln Way West
2024
3B
85.9 mph
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Wilson Wemhoff
IL
Hampshire High School
2025
OF
343 ft
2
Anthony Massa
IL
Lincoln Way West
2024
3B
337 ft
3
Jaylen Ware
IL
Simeon Career Academy High School
2026
SS
323 ft
4
Dylan Visvadra
IL
Huntley
2025
SS
322 ft
5
Cody DelFavero
IL
Morris
2024
OF
318 ft
SWEET SPOT%
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Sweet Spot %
1
Cody DelFavero
IL
Morris
2024
OF
100 %
2
Robert Soto Jr
IL
Reavis
2027
C
90 %
3
Benjamin Shea
IL
Lincoln-Way West
2024
SS
90 %
4
Jonny Lee
IL
Romeoville
2025
SS
88 %
5
Griffin Meeker
IL
Tremont
2026
SS
85 %
Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.
BLAST MOTION
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
Tyler Earmsmuth
IL
Thorton Fractional South
2024
OF
27.9 mph
2
Anthony Massa
IL
Lincoln Way West
2024
3B
26.0 mph
3
Cody DelFavero
IL
Morris
2024
OF
25.1 mph
4
Robert Soto Jr
IL
Reavis
2027
C
24.5 mph
5
Griffin Meeker
IL
Tremont
2026
SS
24.4 mph
6
Wilson Wemhoff
IL
Hampshire High School
2025
OF
24.3 mph
7
Karim Patterson
IL
LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO LOWER
2025
1B
24.0 mph
8
Jack Starcevich
IL
Thornton Fractional South
2024
SS
23.2 mph
9
Javon Carter
IL
Kenwood Academy
2026
SS
23.0 mph
10
Kevin Epinger
IL
Oak Forest
2025
OF
22.7 mph
Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.
BAT SPEED (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (avg)
1
Ethan Highfill
IL
Sandburg
2024
OF
74.8 mph
2
Robert Soto Jr
IL
Reavis
2027
C
73.3 mph
3
Peyton Ablin
IL
Lincoln-Way Central
2025
C
72.5 mph
4
Karim Patterson
IL
LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO LOWER
2025
1B
71.5 mph
5
Jaylen Ware
IL
Simeon Career Academy High School
2026
SS
70.9 mph
6
Andrew Miller
IL
Hinsdale South
2024
3B
70.7 mph
7
Jonny Lee
IL
Romeoville
2025
SS
70.3 mph
8
Cameron Williams
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
2025
C
70.2 mph
9
Brady Backes
IL
La Salle-Peru
2025
RHP
70.1 mph
10
Drew Rader
IL
University High School
2025
C
68.9 mph
Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Cody DelFavero
IL
Morris
2024
OF
31.1 g
2
Peyton Ablin
IL
Lincoln-Way Central
2025
C
21.1 g
3
Karim Patterson
IL
LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO LOWER
2025
1B
20.7 g
Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.
VIZUAL EDGE
EDGE SCORE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Edge Score
1
Cameron Williams
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
2025
C
83.69
2
Wilson Wemhoff
IL
Hampshire High School
2025
OF
81.57
3
Cody DelFavero
IL
Morris
2024
OF
79.54
4
Jack Starcevich
IL
Thornton Fractional South
2024
SS
78.60
5
Anthony Massa
IL
Lincoln Way West
2024
3B
76.57
6
Benjamin Shea
IL
Lincoln-Way West
2024
SS
75.57
7
Jonny Lee
IL
Romeoville
2025
SS
75.19
8
Ethan Highfill
IL
Sandburg
2024
OF
75.08
9
Hayden Noha
IL
Oak Forest
2026
C
73.58
10
Robert Soto Jr
IL
Reavis
2027
C
73.55
The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard Five-Tools that make up a ball player.
The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.
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